This is in fact nonsense. To be sure, Bill’s affair with Monica Lewinsky was inappropriate – as are all extramarital affairs in which the spouse’s permission isn’t granted in advance – and politically foolish. But the 22-year-old Lewinsky was a consenting adult, albeit a confused and deluded one, not a “young girl”.

But is it useful nonsense? Some GOP leaders think so, and they are giddy with the prospect of this trip down memory lane. Read the full article at The Guardian.